Buffalo Sabres general manager Jason Botterill brought in a huge haul with the Ryan O’Reilly trade in July with Vladimir Sobotka, Patrik Berglund, and Tage Thompson joining the Sabres in addition to a conditional first-round draft pick in 2019 and a second-round draft pick in 2021.
TRADE: We've acquired forwards Tage Thompson, Patrik Berglund and Vladimir Sobotka, a 1st-round pick in 2019, and a 2nd-round pick in 2021 in exchange for Ryan O’Reilly. pic.twitter.com/I84OOvhCFP
The player with the most potential in the trade is American born forward Tage Thompson. Thompson, the son of former NHLer Brent Thompson, played his college hockey at UCONN and was the first-round pick (26th overall) of the St.